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Mervyn LeRoy. Director: Gypsy. The great San Francisco earthquake and fire of 1906 was a tragedy for Mervyn LeRoy. While he and his father managed to survive, they lost everything they had. To make money, LeRoy sold newspapers and entered talent contests as a singer. When he entered vaudeville, his act was "LeRoy and Cooper--Two Kids and a Piano".
From his 11-year marriage to Doris Warner, the daughter of Harry M. Warner - one of the three Warner brothers - he is survived by a son, Warner, a New York restaurateur; a daughter, Linda Janklow...
Birthday: Oct 15, 1900. Birthplace: San Francisco, California, USA. Former actor and comedy writer who began a prolific directing career in 1927. LeRoy did his best work at Warner Bros. in the ...
Mervyn LeRoy was an American film director, producer, and sometime actor. LeRoy worked in costumes, processing labs and as a camera assistant until he became a gag writer and actor in silent films, including The Ten Commandments in 1923.
Mervyn LeRoy (as told to Dick Kleiner) (1974) Former actor and comedy writer who began a prolific directing career in 1927. LeRoy did his best work at Warner Bros. in the 1930s, turning out a string of grittily realistic films which reflected the hardships of Depression-era America.
Mervyn LeRoy - Film Director, MGM, WWII: LeRoy left Warner Brothers for the greener pastures of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), where he was offered an unusual deal that allowed him to function as either a producer or a director.
Director | Producer Born Oct. 15, 1900 in San Francisco, CA. Died Sept. 13, 1987 in Beverly Hills, Calif. O scar-winning producer-director Mervyn LeRoy set the tone of Hollywood moviemaking for 40 years with such films as "Little Caesar," "The Wizard of Oz," "Quo Vadis" and "Gypsy."
September 14, 1987. Mervyn LeRoy, 86, the producer and director who made some of America's most popular and best remembered movies, including "The Wizard of Oz," "Mr. Roberts" and "Little Caesar ...
Film Director Mervyn LeRoy Dead at 86. Oscar-winning producer-director Mervyn LeRoy, the one-time San Francisco newsboy who set the tone of Hollywood movie making for 40 years with such films as ...
Director, Producer, Actor, Writer. Born October 15, 1900 in San Francisco, California, USA. The great San Francisco earthquake and fire of 1906 was a tragedy for Mervyn LeRoy. While he and his father managed to survive, they lost everything they had.
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Mervyn LeRoy was an American film director and producer. In his youth he played juvenile roles in vaudeville and silent film comedies. Wikipedia
- October 15, 1900, San Francisco, California, United States
- September 13, 1987, Beverly Hills, California, United States
- Alzheimer's disease
- 5'7" (1.71m)
- Katherine Spiegel(m 1946 - 1987), Doris Warner(m 1934 - 1942), Edna Murphy(m 1927 - 1932)
- Warner LeRoy
- Harry Leroy, Edna Leroy
- Gypsy, The Bad Seed, Mister Roberts, Quo Vadis?, The Wizard of Oz
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